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Update 11: Through a portable TV, they witness the death of a scapegoat- the policemen claim it is Montag. The homeless men explain to Montag that he will be responsible for memorizing the Book of Ecclesiastes. At that moment, bombs are dropped in the city. Montag and his new book loving friends eat breakfast and decide to search for survivors and help rebuild the city from the ashes.

Update 10: Montag changes his clothes to avoid the Mechanical Hound and runs away to the river. The river drifts him off to the countryside where he meets homeless intellectuals.

Update 9: When the firemen arrive at the scene, Beatty orders Montag to burn his own house with his flamethrower. Enraged, he incinerates Beatty instead, knocks out the firemen, and is bitten by the Mechanical Hound. He runs to Professor Faber’s house, where they plan to meet up at St. Louis in the future.

Update 8: Mildred’s friends come over to watch television. However, Montag tries to engage with them and reads a poem. After disputing about books, the war, and superficiality, the two women leave. Upset, Mildred burns her husband’s books one by one, but he saves some. He then returns back to work only to be astounded by the fire alarm going off- the location is his house.

Update 7: Montag and Mildred spend time reading books. He acknowledges how he doesn’t fully understand what is going on in the books. Therefore, he decided to seek “professional help” from a retired English Professor. When they meet they create a scheme that will help bring books back.

Beatty visits Montag at his home and gives a speech on how every fireman undergoes a brief moment of confusion during their career. He assures Montag that he will get over this and how he will be given 24-48 hours with a book to understand how useless they truly are. Beatty explains that burning books was the best solution to society’s problems. After he leaves, Montag shows Mildred his secret stash of books.

Update 5: Montag goes home and tries interacting with his wife. However, his wife, Mildred is very dry and resists to Montag’s subjects of conversation. Montag finds out through Mildred that McClellan got ran over with a car and that her family moved away.

Update 4: The Mechanical Hound is acting weird around Montag and his chief Beatty explains that they will take a look at him. The other firemen punk on Montag for the Mechanical Hound issue. He does not encounter McClellan on his way to work one day, but he disregards it. At work, he questions his career and responds to the alarm. An old woman is burned alive with her books, who she kept hidden in her attic.

Update 3: Montag’s wife tried committing suicide. Her poisoned blood is replaced by clean blood. The next day she refuses to accept the incident was true and finds entertainment in her interactive TV parlor walls. Montag goes to work and encounters McClellan once again, who bombards him with questions and encourages him to taste the rain.

Update 2: Montag feels uneasy after his encounter with McClellan, as he’s not used to engaging in deep conversations. When he walks in the house he reflects upon her question- was he happy? He begins to realize that he is not happy and that his entire life has revolved around superficiality and pretense

Update 1: Fireman that start fires and books are outlawed? Woah! One of my friends recommended me this book. It started off with the protagonist: Guy Montag. Montag genuinely enjoys his work, as he doesn’t fully understand the value of literature. On his way back from work, he meets his new neighbor Clarisse McClellan- who is our age (17). She asks him many questions that revolve around his job, happiness, etc.

Update 6: At that moment, a waitress approaches and recognizes her. The young lady’s name is Mary-Jane Parker. We learn how she has been lying about her identity this whole time. Turns out, Mary Jane is a waitress at the restaurant near the park. We also learn that Mr. Parkenstacker was not a commoner but a wealthy and successful man from the “society pages”.

Update 5: The young lady asks Mr. Parkenstacker where he works. He answers by pointing at a restaurant near the park and saying he worked at the cash register. However, he had big aspirations. The young lady is disinterested and checks her watch. She stands up in a rush claiming she has a ball to attend and that her chauffeur is waiting for her.

Update 4: Mr. Parkenstacker is intrigued by her lifestyle. The young lady continues to confess her burdens to him. Apparently, she has two super-rich and cruel suitors- the Grand Duke of a German principality and an English Marquis. However, she prefers to marry a humble commoner who is “ a worker and not a drone”.

Update 3: They resume conversation and the young lady confesses to Mr.Parkenstacker, that she belongs to the wealthy class. She whines about the monotonic and superficial routine she undergoes. Reading at the park is her only opportunity for peace and quiet.

Update 2: The young man tries to make a move on the young lady- calling her honeysuckle. She gets offended by his namecalling and proceeds to put him in his place. He presents himself as Mr. Parkenstacker, but she keeps her identity a secret.

Update 1: The play’s setting is at the park during twilight. A young lady is sitting on a bench with a veil and fancy attire that conceal her face. As she reads a book on the bench, she accidentally drops it and a young man picks it up for her. At first, I thought this man was a random person but his body language and dialogue demonstrate he carries an important role throughout the play.

I love this book so much. Jade transformed to such a strong and vocal young woman. Although she is just a fictional character, I can’t help but feel inspired by her advocacy, strong character, artistic visions, and determination.

She mentions how she is still making collages and how she has made one with York. They both have maps in their hands, both of them “black and traveling. Black and exploring. Both of [them] discovering what [they] are really capable of”.

The last chapter is called “libertad”. Jade talks about York and Sacagawea (she mentions them throughout the whole novel). She states how they are often ignored in history lessons revolving Lewis and Clark.

When Sam comes back for Costa Rica, her and Jade make up and become the closest of friends. Mr.Flores also talks to Jade about her guaranteed spot for the study abroad program next spring.

Through networking and brainstorming, they play an art fundraiser at the gallery to raise money for Natasha Ramsey and her family. During the day of the event, she showcases her collages and receives business cards from people that attend. She is able to expand her network and is excited over the success of the event.

Maxine and Jade attend more Woman to Woman events and spend time together- listening to a symphony, cooking together, taking notes during a “Money Matters” workshop from panelists at the program, etc. Maxine’s sister works at an Art Gallery Museum.

Jade becomes distant with Sam. She is learning to find her voice and becomes advocating for many things that are important to her. She speaks to Mr.Flores, her spanish teacher, on why he didn’t nominate her for the study abroad program. Jade is also starting to become a social activist- she takes pictures and records when she (and her friends) see a black woman being pulled over by a white police officer.

The author writes about a fictional police brutality case. Jade narrates how fifteen year old, Natasha Ramsey, was nearly beat to death by the police in Vancouver. After finding out about this, she prays for her to recover and she prays for Ramsey’s family as well. Jade tries talking to Sam about the Ramsey case, but she is subtly racist claiming it wasn’t because she was black.

Sam was called in to Mrs. Parker’s office and was nominated for the study abroad program which will be taking place in Costa Rica. Jade tries to be happy for Sam but can’t help but be both enraged and melancholic. She feels as if she had deserved to be nominated more than Sam.

Continuation of last post:Jade points out how as her role model she’s suppose to show her how to be strong, independent and care for herself. As a reader, I realize that this is the first time that Jade speaks up about something she cares about. Jade can now be categorized as a dynamic character as she changes from a conforming and quiet girl to someone who is mature and advocates for herself, peers, and community.

In the next few chapters, Jade attends more Woman to Woman meetings with Maxine. However, Maxine is a bit flaky, as she constantly leaves Jade to answer her boyfriend’s phone calls. Maxine is in a toxic relationship with an f-boy named John. Jade is upset at her and confronts her for letting herself continue in such a toxic relationship.

Continuation of last post as well: Sam wasn’t humiliated at the store, nor screamt at by the manager, even though she was hanging out with Jade. Sam doesn’t fully comprehend how Jade feels, as she has never experienced or will ever experience racism.

Continuation of last post: While walking around a store at the mall, the manager tells her to get out. The manager argues with Jade, implicitly stating that she was a threat to other customers and their safety. She also implicitly claims that she was a hooligan up to no good, with the intentions of stealing something.